77%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. ehp-ə-NEEN(English) EH-PAW-NEEN(French) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Meaning unknown. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel Les Misérables (1862) for a daughter of the Thénardiers. Her mother got her name from a romance novel. People think this name isRate·Details classic formal wholesome strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories ends in -ine, fictional characters, literature, movies, Victor Hugo characters